It also finds that free schools are more likely to be located
in areas of disadvantage, but disadvantaged pupils in these areas are less likely to be admitted.
The Trust is in the 4th most deprived decile (a decile is 1/10 of the population) in England (IMD2010) so a good example of what can be achieved in communities
with areas of disadvantage.
The paper identifies eight
priority areas of disadvantage in which the Government intends to progress action, and invites comment on how it could make improvements in these areas.
The Commission believes that the Government should continue to support this project, as a major component of their strategy to improving economic development outcomes for Indigenous people and closing the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians in
key areas of disadvantage.
Such a partnership at the national level is critical because there is currently no overarching dedicated strategic response to closing the mental health gap that both pulls together all the causal threads and recognises mental health as a potential «circuit breaker» in so
many areas of disadvantage.
By following the Foundation's advice, schools can significantly enhance their own funds with parental donations, charitable grants and Gift Aid, in order to fund 1:1 provision even
in areas of disadvantage.
Teach First's programme is designed to offer staff at schools in
areas of disadvantage the skills and support they need to succeed and deliver improvements for pupils» education — at no cost to the school.
It is no surprise that this would be even higher in recently failing schools with very large catchment areas and in
areas of disadvantage,» the spokesperson added.
Step Up To Serve co-founder and trustee Dame Julia Cleverdon said: «Organisations [such as the Scouts] have picked up # 10million of Libor money to build 400 more centres in
areas of disadvantage.
We call on Australian governments to take the Burdekin Report's recommendations and others since to heart, and to recognise there is an unacceptably large Indigenous mental health and suicide gap, and the impact of mental health conditions on so many
areas of disadvantage.
There won't be a single bullet that cures
all areas of disadvantage faced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, but real constitutional reform would have important symbolic significance to ensure that our foundational document removes the racist elements that still pervade our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their communities.
Resetting this relationship requires more than a verbal commitment; it demands urgent, ongoing and tangible action across
all areas of disadvantage, including Indigenous economic development.